Jessica Eye vs. Bethe Correia joins UFC 203 lineup in Cleveland
Cleveland native Jessica Eye will get the chance to fight in her hometown at UFC 203 when she faces Bethe Correia on Sept. 10 at the Quicken Loans Arena.
Eye confirmed the matchup on Facebook on Friday.
Eye grew up in MMA while competing close to home in Cleveland, but this will be her first bout back there since 2013 when she joined the UFC roster.
Fighting at UFC 203 will also give Eye the chance to bounce back from a recent three-fight losing streak during which she's fallen to current women's champion Miesha Tate as well as Sara McMann and Julianna Pena.
Correia will also look to rebound following two consecutive losses in her most recent fights.
The Brazilian slugger fell to former women's champion Ronda Rousey in a heated contest in 2015 before dropping a split decision to veteran competitor Raquel Pennington in April.
Eye vs. Correia joins a growing lineup of fights headed to Cleveland in September, with hometown heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the main event against Alistair Overeem. In addition, former WWE superstar CM Punk will make his debut against Mickey Gall.
